Senior Delivery and Repair Technician

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- Melksham

Weekly contracted hours:

37.5

Location:

Melksham

Closing Date:

20/10/2026

Job Category:

Service type:

HCRG
- Property - P1

Business Unit:

HCRG - BSW
- Specialist

Make a tangible difference every day

Join our Wheelchair Service and play a vital role in helping people maintain their independence, mobility, and quality of life. As a Wheelchair Repair, Maintenance and Stock Control Technician, you will provide a responsive and high-quality service directly to patients across Swindon and Wiltshire, ensuring they have safe, reliable equipment that supports their daily lives.

About the Role

We are looking for a motivated and practical individual to join our Wheelchair Service team. Working both independently and alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Engineers, you will deliver, collect, maintain and repair wheelchairs and associated equipment for patients across Swindon, Wiltshire and occasionally neighbouring areas.

This is a varied and rewarding role requiring excellent technical skills, strong organisational abilities and a commitment to delivering outstanding patient-focused service. You will also support stock management activities, workshop preparation and participate in the emergency on-call rota.

As a Senior Delivery and Repair Technician, you’ll be part of our valued team based at Melksham Community Hospital. You will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £27,674 - £30,557 FTE with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ring fenced innovation funding each year

Deliver, collect, commission, maintain and repair a range of manual and powered wheelchairs and associated equipment, ensuring patients receive safe, reliable mobility solutions.

Conduct planned preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis and repairs in both workshop and community settings, including patients' homes, schools, clinics and hospitals.

Configure, programme and adapt powered wheelchairs and specialist equipment, including fitting bespoke modifications, accessories and postural support systems to meet individual patient needs.

Work collaboratively with Wheelchair Therapists, Rehabilitation Engineers and other clinical colleagues to resolve technical issues and support patient assessments, treatment plans and equipment provision.

Provide clear advice, demonstrations and training to patients, carers and families on the safe and effective use of wheelchairs and associated equipment.

Manage stock and equipment inventories, including ordering parts, maintaining stock levels, assessing returned equipment for reuse or disposal, and supporting workshop operations.

Maintain accurate records,…